The Fairey Barracuda made history as the first English all-metal aircraft built for dive-bombing and torpedo-bombing purposes.

Even the two versions of Chrysler's slant-6 six-cylinder engine (a 2.8-liter with 101-bhp; 3.7-liter with 145-bhp) used in the Barracuda were the exact same as the Valiant. The highest-performing ...